Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: South Cambridgeshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Childerley Gate, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Childerley Gate map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Childerley Gate |
| Traditional County | Cambridgeshire |
| District / Borough | South Cambridgeshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.218346 |
| Longitude | -0.017687 |
| Place Type | Village |
Childerley Gate marks a quiet transition where the heavy clay soils of South Cambridgeshire meet the wide, open horizons of the eastern plains. It lies 5.9 miles west of Cambridge (from Cambridge: bearing 279°T, OS grid TL 355 596), and is situated north-north-east of Highfields Caldecote village. The light here possesses a singular, pale clarity, casting long shadows across the flat fields that seem to stretch indefinitely toward the horizon. To the north, the sprawling grounds of Childerley Hall offer a sense of ancient permanence, where the architecture holds the weight of centuries against the shifting seasons. Wander a short distance south and the air thickens with the damp, earthy scent of Hardwick Wood Sssi, a place where the canopy creates a private, emerald twilight. Childerley Gate exists primarily as a point of passage, defined more by the rhythmic rush of the modern road than by the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding farmland. Even in the stillness of a mid-afternoon, one can sense the constant, unseen drift of the wind moving across the exposed expanse. This landscape demands little, yet it rewards the observant eye with its austere, unadorned beauty.
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Explore Childerley Gate, Cambridgeshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.218346, -0.017687. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |